UPDATE: The Strike Out Cancer softball benefit game for June 13 is cancelled due to the weather forecast and the condition of the field.
Organiers will be making the fundraiser game up on June 29. The Home Run Derby will start at 5:00 p.m. and the game between the high school softball and baseball players will start at 6:00 p.m.
Have you marked your calendar for July 2 and the 8th annual Patriotic Pops celebrating July 4th? The Lima Symphony Orchestra will be performing under the baton of music director Andrew Crust. The program includes a special performance by Noteworthy Commuity Choir.
Report provided by Soroptimist International of Kenton/Hardin County:
Soroptimist International of Kenton/Hardin County held the June meeting at the Kenton Elks Lodge. President Karen Kier called the meeting to order and welcomed guests Rebecca Diller and Madisen Jolliff. Attendees rose and recited the Pledge of Allegiance and Soroptimist grace. While club members enjoyed dinner, Speaker Rebecca Diller from Ohio Northern University spoke on “Effective Stress Management” and went through a few exercises that can easily be done on a regular basis.
When registration closed at 2:00 p.m. at the 2023 Park-in-the-Park car, truck and bike show on June 10, there were 125 vehicles in the running for a variety of honors. The cars were beatifully displayed in War Memorial Park, which provided a green canopy of shade for attendees.
From 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 13 at Community Health Professionals Building, 1200 S. Main St., the Village of Ada will hold a special council and public meeting to discuss proposed safety improvements for the intersection of Buckeye Ave. and Main Street.
The proposal includes designating and posting signs for one-way traffic on Buckeye Ave. in a two-block area traveling east from Gilbert St. to Johnson St. and creating angle parking. This meeting will be held for the purpose of discussion and receiving public input. The public is welcomed and encouraged to attend.
The meeting will include information from the Ada Police Department, traffic study information from Choice One Engineering and estimated cost for the project. Preliminary information shows that there are 32 conflict points that create frequent difficulties for drivers and pedestrians at this location. Crash information has not been cited as the motivating factor in this proposal.
An Ohio Department of Public Safety crash report search below shows the following accidents in Ada from June 2022-May 2023.
